The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-12
THE STORY OF A DOGS LIFE.
HOW JilPs Herolsm was Requieted at
the Dog Pound in New York.

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Young dog under his arm. The fancier held
the dog out toward the passers-by and So
rcited them in the following manner:
''Eres yer fine Saint Bernard miss One
n them ere dogs wot drags people out o. TIL
Alpine snow storms, sings ''em over their
backs and carries EN- Tower European
niles. Take look hat Us beamin' eve,
miss. Oh. We needn't be afraid e won't
bite We will We, Jilr' said the fancier. put
ting his thumb in the dogs mouth, who
clewed on the horny digit with an assumed
growl
a pear and had Just entered that period of
his existence as a puppy which interviews
between mothers milk and prepared dog
c:kes He was as attractive as a darky
baby, and almost as helpless. There was an
appealing look in mis- big brown eye which
caused people to stop and cares him. This
was particularly the case with the Broad
way bellies who sInoothed his shaggy coat
and held his cold nose against their cheeks
with EXPLANATIONS of:
oh. you cunning little fellow What
soft ears he has! How old is he?n
These incidents usually ended with the
Young ladies asking the price of the dog
and the answer, Five dollars ma'am; |
wouldn't take a cent less. and the return to
the fancier of the dog with a sigh. Many
tered away, as though sorry to part with
the dog.
a Business is poor to-day" muttered the
fancier to himself as he took bottle of milk
from his pocket and poured its contents into
shallow tin pam The dog was industri-
ously tapping up the milk, thrusting his red
tonguein and out Of his mouth and occa-
sonallydropping his nozzle into the pan up
to his eyes, when lady passed by, leading
a little girl by the hand. The pair stopped
to look at the DOG.
''Yed better buy one fer yer little gal.
ma'am They'm the kind as saves peoples
lives, an they grows & be as big as calf
Jist as harmless as rabbits, maam An,
SEEM as yer little darter wants one of
EN- so bad, I'll let We hav' i'm fur four an a
'alf"
'.Oh, do, please, ma, " said the child whose
arms fairly ached to make a cradle for the
dog.
a minute later Jill was blinking sleepily
in the arms Of the little girl and So bill
nestled in the pocket of the fancier The
child expressed fear that Jill might take
cold, although the day was very warm. and
so she wrapped him in scented, lace, en-
broidered handkerchief. As they rode home
ward in a Broadway car Jill fell asleep in
the child's lap, and she talked in whispers
to her mother for fear of waking him. Jill
had fallen into a very pleasant place. He
was duly presented to papa when he came
home that night, and after a game of ball
with the child he was put to bed in little
wicker cradle, and the flaxen-haired doll had
TO put mp with shakedown on the floor
The next day a red ribbon was placed
around his neck. As the weeks rolled by he
began to lose some of his rotundity and the
wicker cradle became too small for him
But his loss of righteousness was compen-
stated for by his increased intelligence. He
would sit up in the corner, talk for a piece
of meat, fetch slippers and do many other
wonderful things But the time for the
summer exodus came. In spite of the
child's protests, Jill was left at home when
the family went to Newport Deprived Of
his mistress care, jail fell into bad habits
He contracted q fellowship with the dog
next door and was often shut out when the
servants locked the doors for the night. One
rainy evening when Jill was whining a. the
basement door a sneak thief came by and
threw net over his head. The ribbon was
torn from his neck and he was sold for 81 80
to South street saloonkeeper who wanted
watchdog Jill was tied in back room
of the saloon until he had partially forgot
ten his old friends and then released. He
received very kind treatment at the hands
OF his new owner and he grew very fast,
fed, as he was ON the bologna sausage, the
cOrned beef and other delicacieS from the
fulfill the prophecy of the fancier that he
would become as big as a calf" And with
increased stature and age there came to Jill
a perception, born of his heredity, of the
.dignities of life The ours that barked at
his heels he only glanced at compassionate
~, and he was intruSted with such delicate
errands as going to the butchers after
meat. Ohe day when Mrs. Sheehan's girl
baby had wandered across the road ana was
in imminent danger of falling off the dock
Jill quietly trotted to her, seized her dress
with his great mouth and carried her back
10 the sidewalk Then when the baby tried
10 get back to the dock again, Jill kept his
body between the child and the road despite
the fact that the child pulled at his shaggy
coat and called him Naughty dog
But there came time when the saloon
keeper became financially embarrassed. He
couldn't meet his rent, and creditors pressed
him hard. And SO, when Capt. O'Neil of the
coasting schooner Mary Jane, offered him
500 for the dog, the saloonkeeper, with
tears in his eyes, took the money, only
making the Captain promise that whenever
he came to this port he would bring Jill
ashore to visit his old friends. There were
many wet eyes the day Capt. O'Neil sailed.
Mrs Sheehans baby took her last ride on
JUS back in the morning, and at o'clock
the schooners lines were looSed Jill had
been tied to the mainmast, and his strug-
giles ana bowls were watched and listened
TO with painful solicitude from the dock as
the vessel swung out into the stream.
But Jill soon made new friends. He was
fed by the cook, coddled in the forecastle,
and loved in the cabin. The Captains son
John and the dog formed a strong attach
ment for each other. They became INSOFAR
able. When John went aloft Jill sat on the
deck and watched him greedily until he
came down. Wherever John went Jill went
with him, even if he had TO jump'into the
sea and swim. Ohe afternoon, off Hatteras,
when the sea horses wore white names and
leaped like wolves at the schooner. John
tell overheard from the masthead. He
dr1fted rapidly astern, now thrown on the
crest of a wave-dandled in the arms of the
ocean. Jill was asleep in the cabin, but the
Captains shrill whistle brought him out.
lie bounded on the deck aletr and watchful,
and ran astern, where the Captain stood
helping lower the boat.
There he is, JILL said the Captain,
pointing his shaking finger at a speck in
the foam 300 yards astern. Fetch him. "
80 eagerly did the dog respond that he
lell upon his back into the yeast. John was
a stout swimmer, but no human arm could
nave fought Off death long in those churn-
ing abysses. He was beginning to lose heart
and strength when, rushing down watery
hillside came the dog. The dog would have
seized him, but John managed to place his
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